The protocol between the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Federal Service of Russia on currency and export exchange control about cooperation and mutual aid in the field of fight against illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way

of October 11, 1998

The State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Federal Service of Russia on currency and export exchange control which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

being guided by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the legislation of the Russian Federation, and also the international obligations of the states,

proceeding from mutual interest in adjustment of effective cooperation and mutual aid between the Parties in the field of fight against illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way

for the purpose of implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Russian Federation about cooperation and mutual aid in the field of fight against illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way of December 22, 1997

agreed as follows:

Article 1. Determinations

For the purposes of the this Protocol the used terms mean the following:

"illegal financial transactions" - the transactions and other actions of legal entities and citizens, residents and nonresidents with money, securities and payment documents irrespective of form and method of their implementation directed to the establishment, change or the termination of the related civil laws and obligations made with violation of the national legal system of the states of each of the Parties involving criminal, administrative or civil liability;

"information" - any known data, the facts, data which can concern directly or indirectly subject (Article 2) of the this Protocol;

"income gained in the illegal way" - things, including money and securities, personal and real estate, property rights, works and services, results of intellectual activities, including exclusive rights for them (intellectual property) and other objects of the civil laws acquired as a result of the violation of the law of the states of each of the Parties involving criminal, administrative or civil liability.

Article 2. Subject of the Protocol

Subject of the this Protocol are the cooperation and mutual aid of the Parties for the purpose of the organization of effective fight for the prevention, identification, suppression of illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way.

Article 3. Forms of cooperation

The parties within the this Protocol use the following forms of cooperation:

1. Exchange of information, to promoting prevention, identification, suppression of illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way:

a) about the current legislation directed against illegal financial transactions and also in the field of fight against legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way and about forms and methods of fight against the specified violations;

b) about transactions with property, the financial transactions connected with receipt of the income which, according to the Parties, perhaps, could be received in the illegal way.

2. Interaction concerning holding the actions directed to identification illegal (from the point of view of the legislation of the states of each of the Parties) financial transactions, and also financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way.

3. Carrying out joint analytical surveys on the problems infringing on mutual interests of the Parties in the field of prevention and identification of illegal financial transactions, and also financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way.

4. Assistance in training of specialists, in creation of the information systems providing accomplishment of tasks on prevention and identification of illegal financial transactions, and also the financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of income gained in the illegal way.

5. Other forms of cooperation which are not contradicting the legislation of the states of each of the Parties.

Article 4. Assistance in return of money

The parties render each other assistance in return of the money acquired as a result of illegal financial transactions, and also financial transactions connected with legalization (washing) of the income gained in the illegal way and withdrawn as a result of collateral actions within the this Protocol.

Article 5. Procedure for provision of information

1. Provision of information, stipulated in Item 1 Article 3 this Protocols is made on own initiative or based on request of one of the Parties.

2. It is necessary to include the following information in the request made based on Item 1 of this Article:

a) statement of being of request and its reasons with appendix in need of supporting documents, and also other data necessary for its execution;

b) the exact and exhaustive information about legal entities and citizens, being request object;

c) specifying of the purpose of request and description of required information or other request.

3. If the request does not meet the requirements provided in this Article, adjustment or amendment can be requested it.

4. The acquired information can be also transferred to other competent authorities, and also competent authorities of the third states, but only from written consent of the Party which provided it and in case of observance of conditions and restrictions, stipulated in Article the 10th this Protocol.

5. If the required Party has no required information, it will take measures to receipt of this information, being effective from own name according to the legislation of the state.

Article 6. Request form and content

1. The request for receipt of information shall be transferred in writing or by means of use of teletype, fax or computer communication.

2. In cases, being urgent, the oral request can be accepted, however it shall be confirmed in ten-day time in writing. The request for receipt of information shall contain:

the name of the requesting Party;

name of the required Party;

statement of being of question and its reasons, and also other data necessary for its execution.

Article 7. Execution of request

1. The request is accepted to execution without delay. The required Party can request the additional information if it is necessary for execution of request.

2. In case of impossibility to solve query the required Party notifies on it in ten-day time the requesting Party with indication of causes of failure.

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